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Breaking News & Live Updates on 01-31-2024

By Kyiv Post

Jan. 31, 01:00

Putin Says US Patriot Missile Shot Down POW Plane

By AFP

Jan. 31, 16:59

Putin also said Russia was “insisting” on an international investigation into the downing of the plane, but said “there are no international organisations willing” to take part.

US Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland Arrives in Kyiv

By Kyiv Post

Jan. 31, 16:06

Nuland and the ambassador are set to hold a series of meetings with Ukraine's authorities and Special services representatives, military, veterans, and volunteers.

‘They’re Just Putting Out a Feeler’ - Ukrainians React to Rumors of Zaluzhny’s Dismissal

By Kyiv Post

Jan. 31, 15:52

Kyiv Post correspondent hit the streets of Kyiv to get a firsthand opinion on rumors of Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief’s dismissal which circulated earlier this week.

By Kyiv Post

Jan. 31, 15:33

Despite the failed prisoner exchange last Wednesday as the result of a Russian plane crash, Ukraine today returned 207 soldiers and civilians from captivity.

Russian Orthodox Church Conference: ‘The War on Ukraine Is a Sacred War’

By Willy Fautré

Jan. 31, 14:14

The Russian Orthodox Church stressed that thanks to their work with the “Special Military Operation” soldiers in the “trenches” no longer shy away from Christian symbols.

EU States Pushed to Detail Ukraine Military Support

By AFP

Jan. 31, 12:36

EU foreign ministers meeting in Brussels taking stock of who is doing what to support Ukraine and what more is needed.

South Africa Is Key in the Diplomatic Struggle Between Russia and Ukraine

By Ugo Poletti

Jan. 31, 12:34

The African continent has long been fertile ground for Russian influence. Ukraine’s ambassador to South Africa insists that Ukraine is now making inroads.

Russians Flock to Buy Up Ravaged Mariupol Homes on the Cheap

By Alisa Orlova

Jan. 31, 09:09

A propagandist film tracks how Russians are investing in the ruins of Mariupol homes left by the dead or displaced after Moscow’s invasion caused mass destruction and upwards of 75,000 deaths.

Top UN Court to Rule on Ukraine-Russia 'Terrorism' Case

By AFP

Jan. 31, 08:23

Kyiv has accused Moscow of being a "terrorist state" whose support for pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine was a harbinger of the full-fledged 2022 invasion.

Europe Must Get 'Organised' in Case US Cuts Kyiv Aid: Macron

By AFP

Jan. 31, 08:12

Tens of billions of dollars in US aid has been sent to Ukraine since the Russian invasion in February 2022, but Republican lawmakers have grown reluctant to keep supporting Kyiv.

ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 30, 2024

By ISW

Jan. 31, 08:07

Latest from the Institute for the Study of War.

‘Shadow Tanker Fleets’ – War in Ukraine Update for Jan 31

By John Moretti

Jan. 31, 05:38

Russia said to be secretly getting around Western oil-price cap; Kyiv claims successful cyber-strike on Kremlin’s defense command; Moscow makes headway in surrounding areas of Bakhmut

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